US shot putter Raven Saunders has risked disciplinary action after making the first podium protest of the Olympic Games.
The 25-year-old African-American athlete crossed her arms in an"X" gesture during Sunday's medal ceremony at the Olympic Stadium after claiming silver in her event earlier in the day.US media outlets reported that Saunders, who is black and an outspoken supporter of LGBT rights, said her gesture was made in solidarity with"oppressed people".
Saunders' protest is the first test of International Olympic Committee rules which ban protests of any kind on the medal podium at the Olympics.
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